TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF CRITERIA BY CATEGORY AND DATA SOURCES 



CRITERIA FOR EACH CATEGORY 



DATA SOLRCilr 



CATEGORY I WETLAN'DS ARE - 



>i, D..:^:r,.r.;.j rSc::^: :-.„:-.;z.J r 

 threatened or endangered sfxxncs of 

 plant or fxjtentially extirpated plant, 



animal, 



or fishspxxics; or 



(ii) Documented Natural Heritage wetland sites or high quality 

 native wetland communities which qualify as a Natural Heritage 

 wetland sites; or 



(iii) Documented habitat of regional (Pacific Coast) or national 

 significance for migratory birds; or 



(iv) Regionally rare wetlands communities; or 



(v) Wetlands with irreplaceable ecological functions. 



DNR (Natural Heritage) 



W D Wildlife 



\V D Wildlife & W D 



Fisheries 



DNR (Natural Heritage) 



or 

 Field Methodology 



W D Wildlife 



Field Methodology 

 Field Methodology 



CATEGORY II WETLANDS SATISFY NO CATEGORY I CRITERIA, 

 AND ARE- 



(i) Documented habitat recognized by federal or 



state agencies for sensitive species of plant, 



animal, 



or fish species; or 



(ii) Documented priority habitats and species recognized by state 

 agencies; or 



(iii) Wetlands v^th significant functions which may not be 

 adequately replicated through creation or restoration; or 



(iv) Wetlands voth significant habitat value. 



DNR (Natural Hcrit< 

 W D Wildlife 

 W D Wildlife & 

 W D Fisheries 



W D Wildlife 



Field Methodology 

 Field Methodology 



CATEGORY UI WETLANDS SATISFY NO CATEGORY I, H OR IV 

 CRITERIA. 



Field Methodology 



CATEGORY IV WETLANDS SATISFY NO CATEGORY I, II OR III 

 CRrrERL\, AND ARE- 



a) hydrologically isolated, < lacre, v/ith one vegetated class and 

 dominated (>80%) by or^e native species from Table 7, (p31 ); 



or b) hydrologically isolated, < two acres, with one vegetated class, 

 and 90% of plant cover composed of species from Table 8 ,(p31 ). 



Field Methodology 

 Field Methodology 



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